Even though Peyton Manning has only led his teams to two conference titles in 14 years as starting quarterback, it still just feels natural that the Denver Broncos would receive AFC-high 6-to-1 Super Bowl odds from Vegas. It feels like his teams should get there every year. However,the 2012 divisional-round loss proved yet another time [...]
Ten years to the date since he announced his retirement, Patrick Roy was back in the same restaurant at the Pepsi Center in Denver to be introduced as the newest head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. Spirits were high, and Avalanche fans are no doubt hopeful that things are well on their way to turning [...]
It was the same situations, different day for the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. The only change, a rather significant one, was that this time the Rockies finished the game on top of the Houston Astros. Struggling recently with the ability to capitalize on opportunities from the plate, Colorado came through when it mattered most on [...]
Although the Memphis Grizzlies were surprisingly swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, the series wasn’t a total loss. Memphis discovered that reserve small forward Quincy Pondexter can potentially be a steady source of perimeter scoring, and for this reason he should be a larger part of their game plan for [...]
Well, did he or didn’t he? This has been the question that has been taking up most of the time in the college football world for the majority of the day. Today, during the SEC meetings, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban was discussing the lately enormously-hot topic of a possible nine-game conference schedule. [...]
The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas Jayhawks will enter the 2013-14 college basketball season as the favorites in the Big 12 Conference. For what it is worth, these two teams split the season series this past season. Oddly enough, the Cowboys won on the road and the Jayhawks won on the road. Although Kansas will [...]
How does the “Man of Steel” shave? In this hotly debated topic, Gillette helps cut through the clutter with HowDoesHeShave.com, a website dedicated to uncovering the truth behind Superman’s grooming routine. Director Kevin Smith; TV hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman; scientist and comedian Bill Nye; and Mayim Bialik, actress and real-life neuroscientist, share their [...]
At first, when the NBA decided to make the act of flopping illegal, the reaction was that it would eliminate players from manipulating the officials. However, players across the league continue to flail at times when their is hardly a foul. Perhaps the most annoying part of a game, referees are forced to make a [...]
The most exciting aspect of fantasy baseball is obviously home runs. There is nothing better than hearing the crack of the bat and seeing a ball go sailing over the fence. However, seeing a speedy player dash the 90 feet from first to second in an attempt to steal the base has to be the [...]
After leading Dutch Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar in scoring and to their first Dutch Cup Championship since 1982, transfer rumors have surrounded U.S. Men’s National Team forward Jozy Altidore. For a player that scored 26 goals in 26 games for Alkmaar in all competitions, there will be clubs all over the world that are scrambling to sign [...]
Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, an undrafted player from 2010, was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad this week. Saddler-McQueen plays defensive tackle and was released by the Houston Texans earlier this season. Lorenzo Washington, also a defensive tackle, was cut from the Lions in order to make room for him. There was one open spot on the [...]
After sitting out for the first six weeks of the season with a knee injury, Detroit Lions safety Louis Delmas finally stepped back on to the practice field today. He has not been cleared to play yet, but being back on the field is at least a step in the right direction. He hadn’t been [...]
Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano is going to battle for real this time. Last week, after urging from his wife during some bye week off time, Pagano sought out his doctor for a condition that has been nagging him for weeks. During training camp, he had been extremely fatigued. But with all that goes on in the [...]
The postgame conference for the Detroit Lions was a somber affair. And after three consecutive losses, it’s no surprise. Coach Jim Schwartz didn’t pull any punches when asked about how he felt after a few choruses of boos went around after a touchdown was allowed and then the Lions rolled a three-and-out right away: They’re voicing [...]
The reviews for the first two weeks of Mikel Leshoure’s performance are mixed. He sat out the first two weeks of the season serving a suspension and his return was highly anticipated for the Detroit Lions. However, the first game against the Tennessee Titans was decent despite the loss, but the second one versus the Minnesota Vikings was less [...]
Detroit Lions fans can rest assured the players felt their frustration yesterday in the loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Maybe it was the booing that tipped them off? Wide receiver Kassim Osgood took to his Twitter account to do several things for the Detroit fans. He semi apologized for missing a tackle on the special [...]
What looked like a potentially scary injury to Cliff Avril is luckily not so serious. The Detroit Lions defensive end went down in the fourth quarter on his own after trying to maneuver for a quarterback sack. His legs crumpled and he stayed on the ground for just a few minutes as trainers attended to [...]
Did you read that title and wonder what could have possibly worked in favor of the Detroit Lions on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings? When you wade through the special teams disasters and dropped passes, a couple of things do stand out as being remarkable in a season that is surprisingly unremarkable thus far. The [...]
The Detroit Lions special teams imploded. It is almost a guarantee that there will be some heads rolling in the locker room after their embarrassing outing on Sunday versus the Minnesota Vikings. The kick return – the very FIRST kick return of the game is returned 105 yards for a touchdown. Talk about buzzkill for the [...]
Matthew Stafford is good to go! The Detroit Lions announced that Stafford will be practicing fully today and ready to go Sunday versus the Minnesota Vikings. That noise you just heard was the collective sigh of relief from Lions fans as they were awaiting the news. The injury-prone Stafford has been the talk of the town [...]
